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With midterm elections just a week away,local TV stations in nine top markets spend an average of 36 seconds per broadcast on election coverage,a University of Wisconsin study found.

Chicago Sun-Times

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The U.N. estimates that 40 percent of the bomblets that Israel dropped on Lebanon during the war with Hezbollah failed to explode.In the seven weeks since the conflict ended many of these shells have detonated,killing 18 civilians and wounding more than 100.

The Boston Globe

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Of the 100 million people added to the U.S. population since 1967,55 percent were immigrants or their U.S.-born offspring.

Chicago Tribune

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Latin Americans working in the U.S. will send an estimated $45 billion home this year,a 12 percent increase over 2005.About 12.6 million Latinos working in the U.S. regularly ship money to relatives home countries

Chicago Sun-Times

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A federal DNA database created to help solve murders and rapes is now also being used to identify suspects in burglaries.Sophisticated DNA test often turn up usable genetic material at burglary scenes, including palm prints,cigarette,and discarded gloves containing sweat.

USA Today

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Amoung American adults,6 percent of women and 5.5 percent of men can be categorized as compulsive shoppers,according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.men have a weakness for electronic equipment ,tools, books and cds; women tend to indulge in jewelry,perfume,and cloths.

Newsday.

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After years of trying,the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California has become the first aquarium to successfully display a great white shark.The young 6-foot-long animal lives in a specially designed 1 million gallon tank,and has been drawn about 250,000 visitors in seven weeks.

The Washington Post

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During the current congressional races,Democrats aired more than 46,000 commercials mentioning the war in Iraq,Republicans ran ads mentioning Iraq about 11,600 times.

The New York Times

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About 25 percent of students with perfect Sat scores who applied to Harvard this year were rejected.The University of Pennsylvania and Duke both rejected about 60 percent of the valedictorians who applied. Universities say they have to turn down droves of excellent students because of a boom in highly qualified applicants."We don't have room,"said a Penn Dean.

Newsday

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After starting off with the highest rating of the three network evening news shows, CBS's new anchorwoman,Katie Couric,has dropped into third place. New ratings show CBS with 7.4 million viewers,ABC with 7.9 million,and NBC with 8.5 million,

New York Post

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Cattle rustling is back.With beef prices near all-time highs,thieves stole more than $6.2 million worth of cattle last year.One rancher,former baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan,lost 17 cows and 30 calves to rustlers.

USA Today

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The 2006 hurricane season officially ended last week,with just five hurricanes in the Atlantic.None hit the U.S. Meterorologists say high winds interfered with hurricanes formation,while a Zone of high atmospheric pressure steered the few that were formed away from mainland.

The New York Times

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Political campaigns and interest groups spent more than $2 billion in advertising for the midterm election--$400 million more than was spent in the 2004 presidential campaign.

The Washinfton Post

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Abdalah, the father of Mohammed, was so strikingly handsome that when he married, the hearts of two hundred virgins were broken from disappointed love...

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TV networks are now putting unseen episodes of canceled series on their Web sites to appease fans of these shows.NBC is showing the final episodes of the canceled Kidnapped via Web,and CBS is doing the same with Smith.

Los Angles Times

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About 17,000 children a year are injured on school buses badly enough to go to the emergency room.Crashes are the primary cause of the injurues,but they're also caused by roughhousing,slips when getting on or off the bus,and sudden turns or stops.

USA Today

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Russis and France have surpassed the U.S. as the top arms dealers to the developing world. Last year,developing nations bought $30.2 billion in weapons,including $7 billion from Russia,$6.3 from France,and $6.2 from the U.S..

San Jose Mercury News

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Americans now receive more than 114 billion pieces of junk mail from marketers annually, up 15 percent from five years ago,according to the U.S. Postal Service.Last year,the volume of bulk mail exceeded that of first class for the first time.

The new York Times

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A year after conservative groups boycotted Wal-Mart for emphasizing secular greetings during the yuletide,the retail chain has announced a change in policy."The Holiday Shop" in each store has been renamed "The Christmas Shop," and many items will be branded with "Christmas" instead of "Holiday."

Minneapolis Tribune

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Most professional basketball and football players carry firearms, players and team officials say,"We make a lot of money and have nice things,like nice cars ans stuff,"said New England Patriots defenseive back Asante Samuel,who has a liecense to carry a concealed weapon."We want to be able to protect ourselves and our fanilies."

The Boston Globe